In the United States, an estimated 42 million workers can work
from home. That’s about 29% of the entire workforce.
While the network infrastructure that makes up the internet's backbone probably won’t break, the residential and home networks will suffer.
More devices connecting to the same Wi-Fi network and more families using the
same residential cable or copper wire connections will lead to remote workers
experiencing slower speeds.
When compared to a Virtual Private Network (VPN), cloud file
sharing can reduce the lag and help employees remain productive from home.
Why VPN File Sharing Solutions Add Overheads to Organizations
VPNs enable remote access to company file servers by
assigning a private, encrypted tunnel between the nodes via the internet. While
these connections are secure, they have a variety of issues. When bandwidth is
a problem, VPN will exacerbate the issue. Configuring a VPN is also a complex
process and even with the best IT engineers, it takes up valuab…

Across the globe, companies are rushing to implement work from home solutions that can help staff stay productive while working remotely. One of the easiest ways to get staff up and running is by using the same method they’ve been using in the office – mapped drives. Users in the office already know how to map a network drive or folder to their file explorer. By binding the file or folder’s Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path, every time the user logs into the Active Directory (AD) on the domain, they’ll have access to all their mapped folders. Remote access requires users to authenticate with the AD before they can access any internal network resources. One way to do this is with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) but setting them up can challenge even the most experienced IT professional.
Some companies may opt to use the WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) protocol. This is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to allow co-authoring and management of …